On the darker side, a dangerous social impact that this device would have is an increase female foeticide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex-selective_abortion
Though there is a lot being done against this social evil, it is still very prevalent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex-selective_abortion
Though there is a lot being done against this social evil, it is still very prevalent.
Why would a cheaper technology lead to an increase in abortions? Don't they just kill the fetus anyway upon realization of the sex if it's undesirable?
Wouldn't it ultimately be safer for the mother, to perform a very early term abortion if that's what she wants, rather than waiting?
If a mother wants to abort at 60 days pregnant (assuming the new tech enables earlier sex identification), why shouldn't she be allowed to for any reason she deems worthy?
If this device is cheap/small enough that illegal clinics could have it, it would make gender identification much more widely available then it is now.
Selective abortion can be dangerous population-wise because even a small gender skew can be hugely problematic.
On a macro level, population skew is certainly a problem.
Tough call.
You know another problem with legalized abortions? Women that sell them in exchange of suing for child support. [0]
[0]: https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2014/10/30/who-knows-abo...